Sobre el álbum
El segundo álbum homónimo de la banda, conocido popularmente como The Wedding Album por su portada, es la obra que protagonizó uno de los regresos más espectaculares de los años 90. Lanzado en 1993, de hecho, este disco devolvió a Duran Duran a la cima de las listas de éxitos tras un período de menor repercusión. Por lo tanto, es un trabajo de una importancia capital en su carrera.
En este disco, la banda, ya con el guitarrista Warren Cuccurullo como miembro de pleno derecho, presenta un sonido de pop-rock más maduro, orgánico y con una producción muy cuidada. Como resultado, el álbum es una colección de canciones de una calidad excepcional que conectó tanto con sus seguidores de siempre como con una nueva audiencia.
Además, el disco está liderado por dos de las mejores baladas de la historia del pop. "Ordinary World" es una pieza de una belleza y una melancolía sobrecogedoras, una reflexión sobre la pérdida y la superación que se convirtió en un éxito masivo y en un clásico inmortal. A continuación, "Come Undone" es una seductora y atmosférica canción de amor que también conquistó las listas.
En definitiva, 'The Wedding Album' es un triunfo artístico y comercial. Es un testimonio de la increíble capacidad de Duran Duran para reinventarse y para seguir creando música relevante y de una calidad extraordinaria, sin importar la década.
Listado de Canciones
- Too Much Information4:56
Letra
Destroyed by MTV, I hate to bite the hand that feeds me so much information The Pressure's on the screen to sell you things that you don't need It's too much information for me Hey TV Child look into my eyes Here by intervention, I want your attention Promotion Boy in a suit and tie He wants you to use it You're too shot to loose it It's pumpin' down the cable like never seen before A COLA manufacturer is sponsoring the war Here comes the news with love from me to you Destroyed by ABC I hate to bite the hand that feeds me so much information The Pressure's on the screen to sell you things that you don't need It's too much information for me Turn on the tube, hits you with the Groove Advertizin' muzik, we want you to choose it These teeth are white trainers ULTRA-BRITE This band is perfect just don't scratch the surface We covered all the angles the survey people said just put us on the cover we'd be smilin' anyway This video was made with LOVE to you Destroyed by BBC I hate to bite the hand that feeds me so much information The Pressure's on the screen to sell you things that you don't need it's too much information for me Destroyed by MTV I hate to bite the hand that feeds me so much information The Pressure's on the screen to sell you things that you don't need it's too much information for me Dilate your MIND! Dilate your MIND! Dilate your MIND! Dilate your MIND! Got to give it to me, got to listen to me Got to give in to me, now I'm on the line… I try, yes I try… - Ordinary World5:40
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Came in from a rainy Thursday On the avenue Thought I heard you talking softly I turned on the lights, the TV And the radio Still I can't escape the ghost of you What has happened to it all? Crazy, some'd say Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive Passion or coincidence Once prompted you to say "Pride will tear us both apart" Well now pride's gone out the window Cross the rooftops Run away Left me in the vacuum of my heart What is happening to me? Crazy, some'd say Where is my friend when I need you most? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive Papers in the roadside Tell of suffering and greed Fear today, forgot tomorrow Ooh, here beside the news Of holy war and holy need Ours is just a little sorrowed talk (Just blown away) And I don't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive Every world Is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world Is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world Is my world Every world Is my world Every world - Love Voodoo4:58
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When I first met you on the roof You caught me in your web of youth But now I know the wicked truth It's much to late so what's the use in fighting? You peel me like an onion skin And wonder at the state I'm in One day you'll turn up to begin And find there's nothing left but innuendo Beside you others fade away Like amateurs in love's charade Much more than just a game you play These certain rules become a way of living Night after night I try to prove That I can resist you Tied up inside your love voodoo Designed to manipulate The queen of sensuality You shelter me from liberty It's nothing short of piracy That's not to say it doesn't please me sometimes Now this may come as no surprise But I'm content to compromise Until the day you realize That I have been manipulating you (No surprise, no surprise) Manipulating… Night after night I try to prove That I can resist you Tied up inside your love voodoo Designed to manipulate Night after night I can resist you! Tied up inside your love voodoo Designed to manipulate Night after night I try to prove That I can resist you Tied up inside your love voodoo Designed to manipulate… Yes, I'm tied up inside your loving But it's voodoo to me Everynight how I try How I try to resist you But it's no good to me - Drowning Man5:14
Letra
He's sinking faster than a drowning man He'll grab a hold of anyone he can Gun in his pocket and a heart of ham Uncle Sam He's dying faster than a rabid dog Infect us all now he's losing blood Nose for trouble and a soul of rock Smokey's man Don't drag me down I don't wanna drown Your going down NA NANA NA NANA NANA NA NA There's not much flesh Just skin and bone Cheeks sunk deep Eyes popping wide Don't put out a hand to help him This drowning man will bite it right off RIGHT OFF RIGHT OFF RIGHT OFF Don't drag me down I don't wanna drown Your going down NA NANA NA NANA NANA NA NA MID He's selling faster than a magazine Infect us all with his TV Screen Don't drag me down I don't wanna drown Your going down NA NANA NA NANA NANA NA NA - Shotgun0:54
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Shotgun Get it together Things is jumpin' I wanna see your bullets pumpin' Shotgun Get your finger on the trigger (now it's your turn) Got to make the shooter bigger Shotgun Shotgun - Come Undone4:38
Letra
Mine, immaculate dream, made breath and skin I've been waiting for you Signed, with a home tattoo Happy birthday to you, was created for you (Can't ever keep from falling apart, at the seams) (Can not believe you've taken my heart, to pieces) Oh, it'll take a little time Might take a little crime To come undone now We'll try, to stay blind To the hope and fear outside Hey child, stay wilder Than the, the wind and blow me into cry Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? Words, playing me deja vu Like a radio tune, I swear I've heard before Chills, is it something real Or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers? (Can not forgive from falling apart, at the seams) (Can not believe you're taking my heart, to pieces) Lost, in a snow filled sky We'll make it alright To come undone now We'll try, to stay blind To the hope and fear outside Hey child, stay wilder Than the, the wind and blow me into cry Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? (Can not forgive from falling apart) Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? (Can not forgive from falling apart) Who do you need, (Who do you love) who do you love? (Can not forgive from falling apart) (Who do you love) Who do you love When you come undone? (Can not forgive from falling apart) - Breath After Breath4:57
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Breath after breath Ama! Dança! Every day I wake up in this room And I don't know Where I come from, Where I'm going to Then I hear the voice Senhora musa da paz Me abraça Me carrega no teu andor Dormir no colo da dor Amiga, arrasa! A tua mão desenhou O sonho na areia Agora, entrega de vez Meu rumo E vida From where I stand The truth isn't black and white Alone we live and die We love and fight Breath after breath We carry this mortal coil Safe for tomorrow Do I dare Oh do I dare Follow through the goorsteps My whole body hears Beating on my heart like a feather Beating of a moment til I disappear Diga uma palavra alegre Manda um recado Que seja agora Faz o mundo ficar novo E dançar no colo do tal de amor From where I stand The truth isn't black and white Alone we live and die We love and fight Breath after breath We carry this mortal coil Safe for tomorrow Circles in sand are washed out into the sea Just as we slip on through to eternity Breath after breath We carry this mortal coil Safe for tomorrow Diga uma palavra, cara Bem alegre Corre, manda logo um recado Me abraça Faz um clima doce Me arrepia! Chega de sufoco Me põe louco! Me faz diamante Teu amante Dança ao som do vento Me ensina Basta de sufoco Não faz jogo A flame of love is burning Always The song is of the planets Oh, wow The dance is to the rhythm of the rain Where everyone is coming from Is coming to And birth is just a Breath after breath - Umf5:32
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Here we stand in the shadow of the master plan Makin' touble wherever we can, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up Can't you see this boy is going cheap - knockdown to a basement deal But I really won't stop 'til I get to the top Take it from me, I'm waiting here on my knees And I love the way you tease me (oh) such a wonderful person Don't play rough - it's easy when you know your stuff Say please and sure enough, so kind, I'm makin' love to the ultimate mind Come on, take a look, put it to me, baby You could feel a love come tumbling down I just want to wrap myself in you baby We could tell the world we're fooling around Ultimately, I'd say she's toying with me It's a case of wait and see, but right now I'm gonna keep my pants on A to Zed, she's doin' it to my head We don't need to go to bed, you'll find, to make love to the ultimate mind (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) Put it to me, baby (you could feel a love...) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) Wanna wrap myself in you, baby (well tell the world...) Talk me 'round, let's do it right here and now I don't want you cooling down, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up We could fit reality's two-way split personality Life's a bitch, but I'm fine, making love to the ultimate mind Heaven's bent, we're completely innocent We all got to pay the rent, and in time we learn to compromise Talkin' tall, but I feel invisible Can you see me after all that I said, there's only one thing for it Take a look, put it to me, baby You could feel a love come tumbling down I just want to wrap myself in you baby We can tell the world we're fooling around (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) Come on, take a look, put it to me, baby (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) You could be a love come tumbling down (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) I just want to wrap myself in you baby (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) We could tell the world we're fooling around (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) Come on, take a look, put it to me, baby (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) You could feel a love come tumbling down (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) I just want to wrap myself in you baby (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) We could tell the world we're fooling around (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) Come on, take a look (put it to me baby) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh...) I'm making love to the ultimate mind Ultimate mind Ultimate mind... - Femme Fatale5:17
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Here she comes You better watch you're step She's going to break your heart in two, its true It's not hard to realise Just look into those false coloured eyes She'll build to up just to put you down, what a clown Coz everybody knows (she's a femme fatale) Things she does to please (she's a femme fatale) She's just a little tease (she's a femme fatale) See the way she walks Hear the way she talks You're written in her book You're number 37, take a look She's going to smile to make you frown, what a clown Little boy she's from the street Before you start you're already beat She's going to play you for a fool, yes its true Coz everybody kowns (Yeh, I seen that girl, so man, I know where you're commin' from. She's all lips and eyes and legs, and then its great, but you know what, she's going to mess you up pal) She will try to put you down The hardest girl around Coz everybody knows Things she does to please She's just a little tease A everybody knows She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale She's a femme fatale - None Of The Above4:22
Letra
I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one When it comes down to my soul freedom puts my faith in none of the above There was a time I was so afraid of everything people around me said That I wanted to hide my face in the shadows There was a time on a bed of nails I was dreaming a plan I thought could not fail but no power under the sun could pull it together I can't take this attitude got to show now I got to move on God knows where I'm going to Its a lonely burning question I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one Money, power, Holy roads. Freedom puts my faith in none of the above If there's a time (if there's a time ) that we ever see (we ever see) the nature of life in reality (reality) Then I want to be there to kick at the answer I can't take this attitude got to show now I got to move on (got to move on) God knows where I'm going to Its a lonely burning question I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one Money, power, Holy roads. freedom puts my faith in none of the above I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one When it comes down to my soul freedom puts my faith in none of the above I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one Money, power, Holy roads. freedom puts my faith in none of the above I am I myself alone Realize I never need to use No-one When it comes down to my soul freedom puts my faith in none of the above None of the above My faith in the none of the above I stand by none of the above - Shelter4:24
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Just come softly to me In the shelter of my heart I watch you from my window Working this vicious road You shudder when the wind blows Girl you’re looking beat and cold Don’t know your situation But you look so alone to me In my imagination This is how the message reads Reaching out, calling out for your love, baby Just come softly to me Reaching out, calling out for your love, for your love, baby In the shelter of my heart Trust my intuition You’re the one I’ve got to know I give without condition Wouldn’t try to save your soul Money or reputation Doesn’t mean a thing to me Special communication It’s the only thing we need Reaching out, calling out Just come softly to me Calling out, hear me now In the shelter of my heart (Reaching out, calling out for your love, baby) Reaching out, hear me now Calling out, do you read me? In the shelter of my heart (Reaching out, calling out for your love, for your love, baby) Calling out, hear me now Just come softly to me Here there is no hurt to feel Here is safe for lips unsealed In the shelter of my heart Reaching out, calling out for your love, baby Just come softly to me Reaching out, calling out for your love, for your love, baby In the shelter of my heart Reaching out, hear me now Calling out, do you read me? - To Whom It May Concern4:22
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(Telephone call to Mr. Bones) Dear Mr. Bones, I've had enough you can try to pull us down With your pinstripe weasel stuff but word travels in this town I wouldn't write home about you we're better off without you without you Mr. Bones Some people feed on ,other people's troubles Some people beat on, other people's meat Some people want to bleed us dry and some people... gonna drown on your feet (Oh!) You said "Boy's I'll get you more but you have got to pay me by the hour" Anyways you are just another bore who believes he's a superpower. When you talk about loyalty I'm gonna hope you realize since you ate my royalties Mr. Bones… This is goodbye and such hereinafter shall be referred Notwithstanding or foregoing statements un-preferred Don't claim you understand when you've not heard a single word, a dicky bird. Some people (shut up…) feed on other people's troubles Some people beat on other people's meat Some people want to bleed us dry and some people... gonna drown on your feet - Sin Of The City7:15
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Coat check girl up in Happyland has a violent row with a Cuban man Julio leaves in a drunken rage Comes back with the gasoline The club had no fire exit The club only have one door Only five people came out alive The sin is that 89 died 89 dead 89 dead 89 dead 89 dead The sin is that a year and a half before the fire chief's out and he's raising cain brands Happyland hazard close down but no. No-one ever paid him no mind… City living heavy trouble City living rough We are given angry heart but angers not enough City living heavy trouble City living rough We are given angry heart but angers not enough Daily News reviews of the landlords life found six thousand code ciolations light. The city has more a hundred thousand wars all for one of Forbes' Four Hundred whores. Just one fire cracker on a big bondfire of self serving penny pinching wiseguy style. Never allowing for the human condition… The sin is that these guys survive. City living heavy trouble City living rough. We are given angry heart But anger's not enough City living heavy trouble City living rough We are given angry heart but angers not enough… Sin of the City Stop killing your people now Stop wasting your people now You're using your people up.